Falling for You: We Laugh, We Cry, We Throw Things

If you recall our engagement story, you might remember that I caught the bouquet at our friend's wedding a mere hours before Mr. Waterfall proposed. For all you bouquet skeptics out there: Don't mock the bouquet juju -- it works! So, of course, Mr. W and I thought it would be fun to include the traditional tosses, and if they happened to bring good fortune to our friends, all the better! Once we cut the cake, our DJ announced the bouquet toss and called my girl friends to the dance floor by playing the ubiquitous "Single Ladies". Some might say it's cliché and totally overplayed; others might say it's awesome and fun (you can guess what camp I'm in). 

Of course, since some people abhor bouquet tosses, we decided not to embarrass anyone by making participation 100% optional, but we had a pretty good turnout! Beforehand, Papa Long Legs came to see me and asked me to make sure MOH Long Legs caught the bouquet, and I was all too happy to oblige. We aim to please, after all ;)

After I shook my tushie to Beyoncé an appropriate amount, it was time to aim and throw, making sure not to hit the amazing crystal chandelier in the process. 

So, who caught the bouquet? It was a tie between MOH Long Legs and Lil Waterfall! As it turns out, BM Tiny had asked Lil Waterfall to come out to play while my back was turned and she ended up catching it, along with Long Legs :) 

I just love BM Green Eyes's expression in this photo, and the bouquet juju must have rubbed off on her, because she's since gotten engaged to her boyfriend!

Lil Waterfall was so excited about catching the bouquet! In fact, she wasted no time proposing the following deal to MOH Long Legs: "How about I keep the bouquet and you keep the whole getting married next business?" Ha! Best twelve-year old ever. 

My favorite ladies under the sun!

After the bouquet toss, it was time for the garter removal. After much thought, we chose "You Are the Best Thing" because it's just such a fun song, and well, Mr. W is the best thing that ever happened to me. Whatever, we're cheesy, and we like it!

The song started playing and Mr. Waterfall started shaking what his momma gave him. It was pretty awesome, I'm not gonna lie to you guys.

The MC then called up Best Man Tequila to blindfold Mr. W, but he had already begun partaking in a few delicious libations, courtesy of our open bar, so he required some assistance from MOH Long Legs' boyfriend. Since he also kept fumbling with the handkerchief. Mr. W joked that maybe they should bring out MOH Long Legs, since she's quite an experienced sailor, to which her boyfriend replied: "She just caught the bouquet, I have bigger problems!" 

Eventually, they managed to blindfold Mr. Waterfall...

But the audience decided that wasn't enough and encouraged BM Teq. to also tie Mr. Waterfall's hands.

Mr. Waterfall removed the garter quite easily, so easily in fact, that some guests accused me of helping him. Still, everyone got quite a laugh, and we kept it classy :)

For the garter toss, Mr. Waterfall picked "Rock your Body" as an inside joke with his friends. But also because JT is awesome, let's be honest. 

The guys were surprisingly pumped about participating in the garter toss, there was even some competition! Eventually, Mr. W's friend M caught it. 

The one element we decided to skip was having the guy who caught the garter place it on the girl who caught the bouquet, especially since it was Mr. W's little sister. 

Overall, we really enjoyed the tosses, and our guests certainly seemed to enjoy them as well. 

Are you doing any tosses? 

All photos courtesy of the amazing Bachmann Photography unless otherwise specified

Miss a recap?

• We get it started with our wedding trailer
• We had a really intense wedding week
• We handle some last minute drama and get our nails did
• We practice getting married
• We eat all the French food
• We stuff our faces with chocolate
• The girls get pretty, oh so pretty
• The men suit up
• I put on my wedding dress
• I put on my veil and my entourage loses their sh*t
• I show you all my somethings
• We ride a vintage limo to the church
• The bridal party walks the walk
• We have a tearful “first look” on our walk down the aisle
• The ceremony begins with some lovely readings
• We exchange our vows and rings and have a blessing of the hands
• We finish mass, have a rose ceremony and sign the marriage register
• We take some pictures with our families
• We take a few bridal party pictures
• We take some pictures, just the two of us
• We skip cocktail hour, and spend some time with our friends
• We have a really fun first entrance
• We dance to our song
• Our friends give some heartfelt speeches
• We miss out on eating a fabulous meal
• I have an emotional father-daughter dance with my dad
• We cut our gorgeous cake